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Cool Compute - Harnessing More Performance per Watt to Do Cool Stuff
LONDON, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Industry leaders to share their latest insights on developing advanced
applications that harness the performance of parallel computing on low-power GPUs and
FPGAs
The LEAP conference (London, May 21-22), today announced the world-class line up of
keynotes and speakers that are ready to share their experience and insights with
developers looking to harness modern multicore mobile CPU, GPU and FPGA architectures to
build the next generation of low-energy, compute intensive applications.
The growth in GFLOPS/Watt of mobile GPUs and FPGAs is claimed to exceed Moore's law
and the parallel architectures used to achieve this are becoming increasingly programmable
for non-graphical applications. The use of software frameworks such as the Khronos OpenCL
and Android Renderscript APIs are enabling developers to make practical use of the
energy-efficient performance available on such devices to develop a wide range of embedded
and mobile applications and libraries.
"Advanced applications have to be delivered within the thermal constraints of embedded
and mobile form factors, which makes maximizing GFLOPS/Watt a priority," said Tim Lewis,
LEAP organiser. "LEAP provides a forum to explore how parallel computing can be used to
deliver this next generation of applications; from enhanced computational photography and
augmented reality to advanced encryption systems and signal processing."
LEAP provides a unique forum for mobile and embedded developers to learn, network and
discuss the latest developments in Low-Energy Application Parallelism. The event brings
together researchers, suppliers, developers and industry leaders in a unique central
London location on May 21st- 22nd. Registration is now open for both the one-day
conference (21st) and the tutorial and Khronos sessions on day two.
Keynotes:
GPU Compute: A New Landmark for Energy Efficient Processing
GPUs are capable of superior computational power and energy efficiency for massive
data-parallel workloads. This keynote will cover the technology, its benefits and most
importantly the practical use cases that can take advantage of it.
Roberto Mijat, ARM Limited
Accelerating Extraordinary User Experiences on Mobile Devices
The growing array of sensors in your mobile are enabling a new generation of
connected, context aware experiences. This keynote focuses on the applications enabled by
this new wave of parallel processors and the APIs required to support them.
Neil Trevett, Khronos President, OpenCL Chair& VP Mobile Content NVidia Inc.
Speakers:
Trends in Heterogeneous Systems Architectures
Simon McIntosh-Smith, Bristol University
The Impact of Low-Power GPUs to Deliver Advances in Real-World Applications
Paul Keir, Codeplay Software Limited.
Cool Compute: Strategies for Managing Power vs Performance in Mobile Devices
Doug Watt - Imagination Technologies Limited
Renderscript Accelerated Image and Video Processing
Lihua Zhang - MulticoreWare Inc
Developing High-Performance Low-Power Solutions using FPGAs and OpenCL
Craig Davis - Altera Corporation
Accelerated Computational Photography on Mobile Processors & GPUs
Mikael Sevenier - High-Performance Imaging, Aptina Inc.
Experiences with Mobile Processors for Energy-Efficient HPC
Paul Carpenter - Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Paralldroid : A Framework for Parallelism in Android
Alejandro Acosta - High Performance Computing Group, University of La Laguna
A System for Analyzing Power Consumption in a Dual Cortex-A15 Platform
Seongho Son - Samsung Electronics, Core Technology Team
Full abstracts, speaker biographies and conference details:
http://www.leapconf.com
Tutorial: Formal Analysis Techniques for GPU Kernels; prove your code will work
Wed 22nd May (am). Nathan Chong from the Department of Computing at Imperial College
will present a lively and interactive tutorial aimed at OpenCL and CUDA kernel developers.
Whether working on kernels for supercomputing, finance or mobile applications this
tutorial will help developers overcome the common pitfalls in GPU programming such as data
races and barrier divergence. Using plenty of worked examples and demos to encourage
interactive discussion this session will highlight the practical benefits of using formal
verification techniques to prove that kernels are free from defects.
Meeting: Khronos UK Chapter Meeting
Wed 22nd May (pm). LEAP will host the inaugural meeting of the newly-founded UK
chapter of Khronos. This meeting will provide an opportunity for anyone using or
interested in any of the Khronos standards to meet, discuss and learn about the work of
the standards group; to share advice and techniques for using the APIs and to provide
feedback to vendors and Khronos on issues and future requirements. The session will be
hosted by the representatives of Samsung Research UK who are chairing the new UK chapter,
along with Neil Trevett, President of Khronos. This session is FREE but registration is
required as space is limited.
About LEAP
LEAP 2013 (Low-Energy Application Parallelism) provides an opportunity to learn about
the latest advances in the application of high-performance parallel computing on low-power
multi-core CPU, GPU and FPGA processors. A world-class selection of keynote presenters,
speakers and researchers will give their insights into the latest developments, trends and
applications of this technology to help others assess and exploit its potential benefits
across a broad range of applications and platforms. LEAP is sponsored by ARM Limited and
the Khronos Group with academic support from Bristol University and Imperial College. A
full list of partners is available on the website.
LEAP Conferences
CONTACT: Press Contacts: Tim Lewis (co-organiser), tim.lewis@leapconf.com, tim.lewis@croftedge.com
Cool Compute - Harnessing More Performance per Watt to Do Cool Stuff
LONDON, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --
Industry leaders to share their latest insights on developing advanced
applications that harness the performance of parallel computing on low-power GPUs and
FPGAs
The LEAP conference (London, May 21-22), today announced the world-class line up of
keynotes and speakers that are ready to share their experience and insights with
developers looking to harness modern multicore mobile CPU, GPU and FPGA architectures to
build the next generation of low-energy, compute intensive applications.
The growth in GFLOPS/Watt of mobile GPUs and FPGAs is claimed to exceed Moore's law
and the parallel architectures used to achieve this are becoming increasingly programmable
for non-graphical applications. The use of software frameworks such as the Khronos OpenCL
and Android Renderscript APIs are enabling developers to make practical use of the
energy-efficient performance available on such devices to develop a wide range of embedded
and mobile applications and libraries.
"Advanced applications have to be delivered within the thermal constraints of embedded
and mobile form factors, which makes maximizing GFLOPS/Watt a priority," said Tim Lewis,
LEAP organiser. "LEAP provides a forum to explore how parallel computing can be used to
deliver this next generation of applications; from enhanced computational photography and
augmented reality to advanced encryption systems and signal processing."
LEAP provides a unique forum for mobile and embedded developers to learn, network and
discuss the latest developments in Low-Energy Application Parallelism. The event brings
together researchers, suppliers, developers and industry leaders in a unique central
London location on May 21st- 22nd. Registration is now open for both the one-day
conference (21st) and the tutorial and Khronos sessions on day two.
Keynotes:
GPU Compute: A New Landmark for Energy Efficient Processing
GPUs are capable of superior computational power and energy efficiency for massive
data-parallel workloads. This keynote will cover the technology, its benefits and most
importantly the practical use cases that can take advantage of it.
Roberto Mijat, ARM Limited
Accelerating Extraordinary User Experiences on Mobile Devices
The growing array of sensors in your mobile are enabling a new generation of
connected, context aware experiences. This keynote focuses on the applications enabled by
this new wave of parallel processors and the APIs required to support them.
Neil Trevett, Khronos President, OpenCL Chair& VP Mobile Content NVidia Inc.
Speakers:
Trends in Heterogeneous Systems Architectures
Simon McIntosh-Smith, Bristol University
The Impact of Low-Power GPUs to Deliver Advances in Real-World Applications
Paul Keir, Codeplay Software Limited.
Cool Compute: Strategies for Managing Power vs Performance in Mobile Devices
Doug Watt - Imagination Technologies Limited
Renderscript Accelerated Image and Video Processing
Lihua Zhang - MulticoreWare Inc
Developing High-Performance Low-Power Solutions using FPGAs and OpenCL
Craig Davis - Altera Corporation
Accelerated Computational Photography on Mobile Processors & GPUs
Mikael Sevenier - High-Performance Imaging, Aptina Inc.
Experiences with Mobile Processors for Energy-Efficient HPC
Paul Carpenter - Barcelona Supercomputing Center
Paralldroid : A Framework for Parallelism in Android
Alejandro Acosta - High Performance Computing Group, University of La Laguna
A System for Analyzing Power Consumption in a Dual Cortex-A15 Platform
Seongho Son - Samsung Electronics, Core Technology Team
Full abstracts, speaker biographies and conference details:
http://www.leapconf.com
Tutorial: Formal Analysis Techniques for GPU Kernels; prove your code will work
Wed 22nd May (am). Nathan Chong from the Department of Computing at Imperial College
will present a lively and interactive tutorial aimed at OpenCL and CUDA kernel developers.
Whether working on kernels for supercomputing, finance or mobile applications this
tutorial will help developers overcome the common pitfalls in GPU programming such as data
races and barrier divergence. Using plenty of worked examples and demos to encourage
interactive discussion this session will highlight the practical benefits of using formal
verification techniques to prove that kernels are free from defects.
Meeting: Khronos UK Chapter Meeting
Wed 22nd May (pm). LEAP will host the inaugural meeting of the newly-founded UK
chapter of Khronos. This meeting will provide an opportunity for anyone using or
interested in any of the Khronos standards to meet, discuss and learn about the work of
the standards group; to share advice and techniques for using the APIs and to provide
feedback to vendors and Khronos on issues and future requirements. The session will be
hosted by the representatives of Samsung Research UK who are chairing the new UK chapter,
along with Neil Trevett, President of Khronos. This session is FREE but registration is
required as space is limited.
About LEAP
LEAP 2013 (Low-Energy Application Parallelism) provides an opportunity to learn about
the latest advances in the application of high-performance parallel computing on low-power
multi-core CPU, GPU and FPGA processors. A world-class selection of keynote presenters,
speakers and researchers will give their insights into the latest developments, trends and
applications of this technology to help others assess and exploit its potential benefits
across a broad range of applications and platforms. LEAP is sponsored by ARM Limited and
the Khronos Group with academic support from Bristol University and Imperial College. A
full list of partners is available on the website.
LEAP Conferences
CONTACT: Press Contacts: Tim Lewis (co-organiser), tim.lewis@leapconf.com, tim.lewis@croftedge.com